Iran Navy must boost combat readiness to match threats: Cmdr.
Iran Press TV
Mon Jul 1, 2013 9:3AM GMT
Iran's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari says the combat capability of the country's naval forces should increase in accordance with the threats facing the country.
Armed forces must be trained and organized, and hold drills and possess equipment "in proportion to threats," Sayyari said on Sunday.
He said the Navy acts in line with the objectives of the national 20-Year Outlook Plan under which the country is to achieve certain goals by 2025.
In recent years, Iran has made great achievements in its defense sector and attained self-sufficiency in producing essential military equipment and systems.
Rear Admiral Abbas Zamini, in charge of the Navy's technical affairs, said on Saturday that Iran is manufacturing military vessels and missile launching boats to upgrade its capability.
Over the past few years, Iran has held several military drills to enhance the defense capabilities of its armed forces and to test modern military tactics and equipment.
Iran’s Navy held a minesweeping drill in waters off the coast of Jask and the Strait of Hormuz in May to test its latest minesweeping achievement.
In December 2012, the Navy launched a specialized naval drill, dubbed Velayat 91, to display the country’s capabilities in a vast area covering the Strait of Hormuz, the Sea of Oman, north of the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Aden and Bab-el-Mandeb Strait.
The country has repeatedly clarified that its military might is merely based on the nation's defense doctrine of deterrence and poses no threat to other countries.
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